Here is the next segment of 2007 MLB predictions, from espn.com page 2.May 1: Pete Rose discloses on ESPN Radio's "Dan Patrick Show" that he continues to bet on the Reds -- every game -- to this day. He also discloses that he is $713 million in debt.
May 2: Alex Rodriguez invites everyone he knows over for a sleepover, but only his agent, Scott Boras, accepts. Rodriguez is disturbed to discover that Boras sleeps in a coffin.
May 4: Astros closer Brad Lidge finally figures out a way to prevent Albert Pujols from beating him by giving up a walkoff home run to the Cardinals batter hitting directly in front of Pujols.
May 7: Struggling Yankees starter Kei Igawa begins taking English classes so he can better understand the New York tabloid headlines that say he sucks.
May 8: Noting that obesity and a lack of exercise play major roles in the onset of diabetes, the American Medical Association renames diabetes "David Wells' Disease."
May 9: Cardinals shortstop David Eckstein is tragically decapitated by the Busch Stadium grounds crew when they mow the infield before the game and don't notice him doing calisthenics deep within the four-inch grass.
May 11: Red Sox pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka is reprimanded by the team for repeatedly asking female organization employees if they want to see his gyroball.
May 16: Citing the ineptitude of the Nationals' pitching staff, the design of the team's new stadium is changed to put the outfield wall more than 620 feet from home plate. It is also announced that the infield and outfield grass will be at least 12 inches deep.
May 17: With the Yankees' bullpen struggling mightily, owner George Steinbrenner tries to sign Ugueth Urbina to a contract to fix the problem.
May 18: Former A's pitcher Barry Zito pitches his first game in Oakland as a San Francisco Giant. Zito shows off his wealth to his old "Moneyball-ed" teammates after the game by treating them to appetizers at Applebee's, providing several especially destitute A's players their first food in several days.
May 22: Kerry Wood excites Cubs fans by hearkening back to his 20-strikeout rookie performance with a relief appearance in which he throws 20 consecutive pitches against the Padres without injuring himself.
May 23: Curt Schilling pulls himself from a start against the Yankees in the third inning so he can respond to a nasty comment left on his blog by Dan Shaughnessy.
May 24: Bud Selig apologizes to fans about the new out-of-market television package and says he is working on a new deal that will allow fans to see all out-of-market games, but not any in-market games.
May 25: Barry Bonds continues to be the most exciting player in baseball, hitting two home runs against the Rockies, and causing four more round-trippers in the field by playing routine fly balls into inside-the-park home runs.
May 27: With media outlets growing tired of his constant announcements about how he has yet to make up his mind about coming back to baseball, a desperate Roger Clemens parachutes naked into Yankee Stadium and announces he will make a decision in the next week before being whisked away by security.
May 28: Cardinals outfielder Jim Edmonds shows his age and declining physical abilities against the Rockies by making a sliding, game-ending catch on a lazy fly ball hit three feet to his right.
May 29: White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen has a bit of a meltdown before a game against the Twins, submitting a lineup to the home-plate umpire with nothing but profanities and racial and homophobic slurs written in place of player names.
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